Primary Artist

William Moffitt (1802–1873)

Title

Trade card: W. Moffitt. Sydney. Bookbinder, stationer, engraver and copper plate printer.

Date made

1831 – c.1833

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

11.6 x 7.9 cm (plate-mark)

Support

light blue wove paper

Support size

20.1 x 12.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

Business card for engraver. Design depicts engraver and printer at work and woman holding scroll with decorative text describing range of services offered.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

58411

Accession number

86.1999

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1986/87 (1986-09-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Anne McCormick, Rare Books, Paintings and Prints, Sydney, September 1986.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1986

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Moffitt, William. | (1802–1873) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013